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Venture Leaders Fintech Interview: Meet Pranay Jain of Enterprise Bot
The Fintech Venture Leaders team are preparing for a roadshow that will take them to the heart of the global finance industry: New York City. Team member Enterprise Bot will be hoping to sign up more customers for its natural language
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Swiss Fintech Map August Counts Now 270 Swiss Fintech Startups
The Swiss FinTech Start-up Map August counts now 270 FinTechs, 6 more then in in July. The new members are: Assetmax, Cryptalgo Holdings AG, TokenPay Swiss AG, Swiss Crypto Vault AG, Invemo GmbH, Orion Vault AG and LAPO BC AG.
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European Parliament Releases Study on Competition Issues in Fintech
The European Parliament (EP) has published a new study on the competition challenges arisen from the increasing number of fintech services provided by newcomer startups, traditional financial institutions and Big Tech companies. According to the paper, factors such as network
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Credit Suisse’s Fintech Investment Arm, NEXT Investors Raised $261 Million
Credit Suisse Asset Management‘s NEXT Investors, an investor in the fintech space, announced the final closing of NEXT Investors II, L.P. (the “Fund”), with approximately USD 261 Million of capital commitments. The Fund will invest in growth-oriented technology and financial
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Nintendo Brings Back NES Classic Edition Console
Japanese video game giant Nintendo brought back its retro NES Classic Edition console on June 29 and after much hype and success, it has announced that it will continue producing the console throughout 2018. Nintendo of America tweeted the news
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Baloise und Amag Investieren in Online Auto Reperatur Buchungsplatform
Carhelper.ch ist die grösste Schweizer Vergleichs- und Buchungsplattform für Autoservice- und Reparaturen. Automobilisten können Garagen online vergleichen und buchen, erhalten automatisch kalkulierte Festpreise und müssen somit nicht auf Offerten der Garagisten warten. Jetzt wird bekannt, dass die Basler Versicherungen und
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FINMA Publishes Partially Revised Circular on “Video and Online Identification”
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has amended the due diligence requirements for client onboarding via digital channels to take account of technological developments. Market participants will be given a transitional period until 1 January 2020 to introduce the
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Credit Suisse Invests in Swiss Fintech Company
SVC Ltd. for Risk Capital for SMEs (SVC Ltd.), an investment vehicle of Credit Suisse in Switzerland, is investing in Assetmax AG, an asset management service provider based in Zurich and Lugano. This is SVC Ltd.’s second investment in a
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Fintech Revolution Book Chapter Abstract of the Eco vs Egosystem
Financial services are changing – changes are being driven by evolving customer behaviour, by the emergence of new types of financial services, and increasingly by novel technology and business models driving the fintech revolution. These changes are happening against a
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These 9 Fintech Startups Made It Into Kickstart Accelerator 2018
Kickstart Accelerator has chosen 30 technology startups and 5 intrapreneurship teams for its 2018 program. The startups will come to Zurich for seven weeks this autumn, where they will meet with Swiss corporations, cities, universities and foundations aiming at initiating
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